Research Projects

PI

RESEARCH TEAM

RESEARCH PROJECT : TITLE

TERM and START

Discipline of Anatomy: Human Performance Laboratory Watts Building College

PhD
Eanna McGrath

Supervisors: Dr Nick Mahony & Bernard Donne

Functional Threshold Power in Triathletes and Cyclists

3-4 years
2017

PhD
Tony Raftery (TBC)

Supervisors:Dr Nick Mahony & Bernard Donne

Exercise based rehabilitation in children and adolescents post scoliosis surgery

3-4 years
2017

Dr Neil Fleming & Dr Nick Mahony

Bernard Donne HPL TCD

Effect of oxygenated water on alcohol clearance kinetics

6 months
2017

Dr Neil Fleming & Dr Nick Mahony

In collaboration with -
Bernard Donne (HPL TCD) Eugene Wallace (CRF SJH), Richard Reilly (TCBE/TCIN)

Baseline neurophysiological assessment in SCI patients

2 years
2016

Dr Neil Fleming & Dr Nick Mahony

In collaboration with -
Bernard Donne (HPL TCD) Eugene Wallace (CRF SJH), Richard Reilly (TCBE/TCIN)

Effects of exoskeletal robotics and transcutaneous neuro-electrical stimulation in SCI rehabilitation

2 years
2017

MSc SEM
Eleni Henry

Supervisors: Dr Nick Mahony & Bernard Donne  

Evaluation of a modified field based hockey fitness test.

1 year
2016-17

MSc SEM
Alan Dunne

Supervisors: Bernard Donne &Dr Neil Fleming

Energy costs and EMG activity in carbon fibre blade crutches.

1 year
2016-17

MSc SEM
Naomi Mullins

Supervisors: Dr Nick Mahony & Bernard Donne

Aerobic training effect on HR zone prescription in female club level triathletes

1 year
2016-17

MSc SEM
Olive McCafferty

Supervisors: Dr Nick Mahony & Bernard Donne  

Aerobic training effect on GXT performance profile in female club level triathletes

1 year
2016-17

MSc SEM Maureen Deeny

Supervisors: Dr Nick Mahony & Bernard Donne

Aerobic training effects on FTP performance in female club level triathletes

1 year
2016-17

MSc SEM
Michelle Lacey

Supervisors: Dr Nick Mahony & Bernard Donne

Effects of high intensity exercise on ankle stability and balance tests.

1 year
2016-17

MSc SEM
Niamh O’Dwyer

Supervisors: Dr Nick Mahony & Bernard Donne

Effect of seat tube angle on kinematics and EMG during high intensity cycling tests.

1 year
2016-17

MSc SEM
Beata Kis

Supervisors: Dr Nick Mahony & Bernard Donne

Relationship of functional threshold power to maximum lactate steady state in cyclists.

1 year
2016-17

MSc SEM
Conor Farrell

Supervisors: Dr Nick Mahony & Dr Neil Fleming

Evaluation of 3D kinematics and EMG during power lifting.

1 year
2016-17

Discipline of Anatomy:  Neuroscience

MSc by research - Aisling O’Malley
(Staff)

Supervisor -  Dr. Denis Barry

The roles of glycosylated radial glial precursors in central nervous system formation

2 years
2015

PhD candidate TBD

Collaborating Principle investigators - Dr Nick Mahony, Supervisor - Dr. Denis Barry

The potentials of neural stem cells in regenerating the nervous system following injury.

4 years
2017

Erasmus Bachelors thesis candidate - Hanna Fischer.

Supervisor – Dr. Denis Barry

Characterizing the scaffolds that facilitate white matter patterning during CNS formation

3 months
2017

Dr. Robin White Dr. Denis Barry

Collaborating Principle investigators – Anatomy TCD &  Westfield State University, Massachusetts

The effects of a ketogenic diet during pregnancy on the developing brain

1 year
2017

Gerard O’Keeffe, Shane Hegarty, Kevin Mitchell, Dr. Denis Barry,

Collaborating Principle investigators – UCC and TCD

Neuroanatomical distribution of TAG-1 in the developing spinal cord in mice deficient for Semaphorin-6A

1 Year
2017

Discipline of Anatomy:  Medical education & other

MSc Anatomy by research
Dr Joan Costello

Supervisor: Dr Nick Mahony

Anatomical variations in kidney and ureter.

3 years
2015 -2018

Doctor of Medicine candidate - Walid El Kininy.

Supervisor - Dr. Denis Barry

The anatomical variation of the facial nerve, retromandibular vein and the external carotid in an Irish population

2 years
2017

William Ryan & Dr. Denis Barry

Collaborating Principle investigators –, TCD

A comparative review of rugby injuries at Dublin University Rugby Club over a 2 year period, twenty years ago and today

1 year
2017

Dr. Shane Davy Dr. Denis Barry

Collaborating Principle investigators Anatomy TCD

The view of the radiologist in the changing world of anatomy education.

1 year
2017

Lead investigator  Dr. Denis Barry, TCD

Collaborating Principle investigators - Dr Gerard O’Keeffe, Dr.  Kieran McDermott, UL.

A cross-sectional study of the approaches to the teaching and student learning of Anatomy

1 year
2017

Dr. Denis Barry

Collaborating Principle investigators – Dr. Gerard O’Keeffe UCC, and Dr.  Paul Tierney, TCD

Ethical and technical considerations associated with the student use of online anatomy videos for learning purposes.

1 year
2017